What color is #94D1CD?

#94D1CD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94D1CD?

The RGB value is 148, 209, 205: 148 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94D1CD?

The complementary color is #D19498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94D1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94D1CD color

#94D1CD rgb(148, 209, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94D1CD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 82% green and 80.4% blue (148, 209, 205).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 40% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#94D1CD color codes

HEX	`#94D1CD`
RGB	`rgb(148, 209, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 82%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 40%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.79, -20.22, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.79, 20.67, 191.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.029, 56.302, 66.188)`
Decimal	`9753037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94D1CD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #94D1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94D1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #94D1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94d1cd; }
.text { color: #94d1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94d1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 209 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94d1cd, #94b6d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #94D1CD?: #94D1CD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94D1CD?: The RGB value is 148, 209, 205: 148 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94D1CD?: The complementary color is #D19498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94D1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.